The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-11-09
HERE AND THERE.

The suit for $40, 600 brought by McHen-
ry and others, in 1881. against the N. Y.
p. q o. II. r., was dropped in Cleveland
on last Friday. The defendants agreed to
pay the costs amounting to Sl3,4S0.
With butter retailing at 2S cents pound
and eggs scarce at 25 cents a dozen at the
beginning of November the prospects for
cheap living this winter are not Of the
most flattering nature, thinks the Mexican
Miner.
Edgar Huidokoper, of Meadville, has
sold two head of Holstein cattle to Presi-
dent Manuel l.. Barillas, the Republic Of
Guatemala. After a sea voyage of twelve
days they will be driven a seven days
jou' ney to thoir destination, so the Jour
nal says.
The following is from an exchange: As
the ladies have dispensed wits their white
dresses for the present season and will put
them away until next summer, we advise
them to use a box lined with blue paper
for the purpose, or else wrap them up in
blue cloth. If they are merely folded up
and put in drawer they will turn yellow
Wrapped in blue cloth, or placed in box
lined with blue paper, they Will retain
their whlteness.
There passed through Erie last week a
train of so freight cars drawn by two ell
gines equipped with the Westinghouse ait
brake. While running at a Iate of 40
miles per hour the train was stopped in
the space of 2IS feet. These cars were
butt at Altoona, and are supplied with the
Janney coupler used on the Pennsylvania
passenger coaches. The coupling is oper-
ated from the car by lever and it is not
necessary to go between the cars to couple
/ them.
The Bradford Star tells the following tail
| story: "John Foley, $ striker and helper,
was repairing a rent in his clothes near the
| junction of the "Y" and the main line OF
the Erie yesterday. He was sitting near
a stump from which he noticed a rag pro-
truding, and prompted by an innate GU
riosity pulled it out of the hole into which
it had been showed when a number of sill.
yer dollars fell at his feet. After recover
ing from his establishment he counted the
cash and found himself richer by S95. He
sought the nearest saloon Immediately and
went on a stupendous spree. The money
is supposed to have been hid there several
years ago by thief who is now serving ;
term in the penitentiary."
Alexander Smith, of Lincolnville, Craw
ford county, is well supplied with light
ming rods. a couple of agents for thesC
electrical conductors called at Alexander.
farm house and wanted to put up rods OF
his house merely as an advertisement
agreeing to charge but Sll for them. Mr.
Smith was agreeable, and signed permi
which he supposed was to that effect.
proved to be contract to pay the enter
prising agents rs cents a foot for the rod
the same to be put in circuit form-anC
they wound enough to amount to S270
Just at present, Mr.. Smith is not sufferin,
so much from the want of lightning rod
as from the want of a newspaper on hi
premises.-[ Franklin News.
Pierce, Thomas 4 Co., of Boston, VIII,
were looking for a site for a tannery tha
would employ one hundred men and pa,
out five thousand dollars month in cash
told committee of Port Allegany citizen
that if they would give them fifteen acre
of land and three hundred thousand fec
of hemlock lumber they would loctae a
Port Allegany. A public meeting wa
called, and SIS, 100, the amount required t
purchase the land aud the lumber, wa
raised in a short time. But after the Ian
had been surveyed and a deed of it pre-
pared, Messrs. Pierce, Thomas & Co. wei
nigh paralyzed the Port Alleganians b.
stating that they could not accept thei
offer, owing to their inability TO use sol
water.-[ Kane Leader.
During the Bucktail Reunion at viii
Transport last week, a little incident oC
Cured that was worthy of mention. Lu
cius Truman, of this boro, had occasion t
make a short trip upon the street railway
When he entered the car every seat wa
taken, but several gentlemen noticing tn
bucktail in his cap arose and offered hin
their seats. This the gallant soldier de
clined saying that he could stand as wei
as the rest. One of the gentlemen, a
Episcopal clergyman, of that city, said
"Please sit in my place, am under obi
cations to You. l was in the battle of Get
tysburg. one of Sykes Regulars; the reh
els were driving us back, and one of tn
most grateful sights ever beheld was tn
old Bucllails marching between us an
| the enemy 1t is needless to say tha
Mr.. Truman took his seat Wellsbor
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